Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

Last updated: March 2026
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Terms of Service

The following terms govern your use of the Vegas Neighbor website located at vegasneighbor.com (the "Site"), including all content, features, and services available through it. Vegas Neighbor is an independent local news publication serving Las Vegas valley neighborhoods. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

The Site is available to individuals who are at least 13 years of age.

Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others. You may not:

  • Use the Site to distribute spam, malware, or other harmful content
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site or its infrastructure
  • Scrape, copy, or redistribute Site content for commercial purposes without written permission
  • Use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, or impair its operation
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation when submitting story tips or feedback

Vegas Neighbor reserves the right to restrict or terminate access to the Site at any time, for any reason, without notice.

Content & Attribution

Vegas Neighbor publishes original editorial content written by our staff, as well as summaries and rewrites of news stories sourced from third-party outlets including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, KLAS 8 News Now, KVVU Fox5, and others. All third-party source material is attributed to the original publisher, and links to original articles are provided where available.

Our editorial content is assisted by artificial intelligence tools that help summarize and rewrite source material in a conversational format tailored to Las Vegas neighborhood residents. All AI-assisted content is reviewed for accuracy and local relevance before publication. Vegas Neighbor does not represent AI-generated summaries as original investigative reporting.

If you are a copyright holder and believe that content on this Site infringes your rights, please contact us at the address below. We will respond promptly and remove or correct any infringing material.

Intellectual Property

The Vegas Neighbor name, logo, site design, and original editorial content are the property of Vegas Neighbor. You may not reproduce, republish, or redistribute our original content without written permission. Sharing links to our articles is encouraged and always permitted.

All third-party trademarks, news content, and source material referenced on this Site remain the property of their respective owners. Vegas Neighbor claims no ownership over source material from third-party publications.

Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

The Site is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Vegas Neighbor makes no warranty that the Site will be error-free, uninterrupted, or free of inaccuracies. Local news information — including development projects, road closures, business openings, and government actions — may change after publication. Always verify time-sensitive information with official sources.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Vegas Neighbor shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site or reliance on its content.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Privacy Policy

Vegas Neighbor is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.

What We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you use the Site:

  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time on page, clicks, referring URLs, and browser/device type. This data is collected automatically when you visit the Site.
  • Email Address: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to deliver it. We do not share subscriber email addresses with third parties for marketing purposes.
  • Story Tips & Feedback: If you submit a story tip or contact form, we collect the information you provide (name, email, message content) solely to respond to your submission.
  • Cookies: Small data files stored in your browser that help us understand how the Site is used. See the Cookies section below.

We do not require account creation to use the Site. We do not collect payment information, Social Security numbers, government IDs, or other sensitive personal data.

How We Use Your Data

We use collected data for the following purposes:

  • To operate and improve the Site
  • To deliver the Vegas Neighbor newsletter to subscribers
  • To respond to story tips, feedback, and inquiries
  • To analyze readership trends and understand which content is most useful to our community
  • To comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data to build advertising profiles or serve targeted ads.

Cookies & Analytics

Vegas Neighbor uses cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors use the Site. This includes analytics tools such as Google Analytics, which collects anonymized usage data to help us improve content and site performance. Google Analytics data is processed by Google in accordance with their privacy policy.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may affect some Site functionality but will not prevent you from reading articles.

Third-Party Services

The Site may use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

  • Netlify: Our website is hosted on Netlify, which may collect server logs and usage data as part of its hosting infrastructure.
  • Google Analytics: Used to analyze site traffic and reader behavior in aggregate, anonymized form.
  • Newsletter provider: Email newsletter delivery is managed by a third-party email platform. Subscriber email addresses are stored and processed by that platform in accordance with their privacy policy.
  • Anthropic Claude: We use AI tools to assist in summarizing and rewriting news content. Source article text may be processed by Anthropic's API as part of our editorial workflow. No reader personal data is transmitted to Anthropic.

Your Rights & Choices

You have the following options regarding your data:

  • Unsubscribe: Newsletter subscribers can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
  • Cookie preferences: Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies at any time.
  • Access or deletion: You may request access to or deletion of personal data we hold about you by contacting us at the address below.

Nevada residents may have additional rights under the Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act (NPICICA). Contact us to exercise any such rights.

Data Security

We use reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect the information we collect. However, no method of internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

Contact Us

If you have questions about these terms or our privacy practices, or to submit a copyright concern, data access request, or story tip, please contact us:

Vegas Neighbor
Las Vegas, Nevada
[email protected]

This document was last updated in March 2026. We will post any material changes to this page with an updated date.